An example of creating a simple movie is described here to show how
the movie maker works.

Main Function of the Movie Maker

- According to the setup the KashBird works continuously and save photographs
as a series of bitmap files. Created bitmap files become sequential and
are possible to be converted to a movie by a software on market.

- Created BMP files can be checked by "Movie Check".

- An easy creation of movie is possible by "Key Frame Register". You
have to specify the first and the last frame or some intermediate points.
The rest setups are done by the movie maker automatically.

Abstract of the created Movie

Here is an example of creating a movie of Japanese north Alps starting
from Mt.Chougatake and moving to Mt.Jounendake then turn around to Mt.Hotaka.
The number of the BMP files is 40 for instance.

At first the camera is looking at the direction of Mt.Yarigatake from
Mt.Chougatake. The object of the camera is 28 mm wide lens. The center
of the frame may be Mt.Minamidake.
Keeping this angle of the camera move to the top of Mt.Jounendake with
30 frames and then turn to the left to look at Mt.Hotaka. For turing around
10 frames are used.
The playback time is about two seconds with 15 frames / sec. (The
playback time can be changed by the movie software.)

(1) Open KashBird

Open KashBird and move to Mt.Chougatake.
Point the top of Mt.Chougatake with mouse pointer and click the right
mouse button, then select [KashBird] - [Open KashBird].

(2) Setup the first Frame

Now setup the KashBird as a basic of the movie.
The size of the display can be defined freely but for publishing in
the network it must be small enough. Let's select 480*120 for instance.
For other setups select 28 mm for the lens, default setup for "Summer
Mountain", 12m for camera altitude, 28 km for distance, and place name
off.

To adjust the direction of the camera on Mt.Minamidake click the right
mouse button at Mt.Minamidake and select [KashBird Target]. Now the KashBird
directs to Mt.Minamidake.
Setup of the KashBird can be changed for each Frame but the first setup
becomes the basic one. Please try several times until you get your favorite
photography.
After the setup please remain the photograph of the KashBird. It does
not need to be taken again.

"Key Frame" is a check point of a movie which consists of series of
BMP photographs. The setups of the KashBird can be changed by each key
frame. Setups of the last key frame is hold until the next key frame appears.
Most setup values are interpolated mathematically and calculated for a
smooth transition between different key frames.

If you setup the key frames only for the first Mt.Chougatake and the
last Mt.Jounendake all intermediate points are on the direct line between
these two points.
For this example with 40 BMP frames two points of the 30 frames between
Mt.Chougatake and Mt.Jounendake are defined as the key points. The first,
the 10. 20. and 30. points are defined as the key frames.

At first the first scene of the KashBird is set as the first key frame.

You see yellow buttons on the "Time Sequence". One of the yellow button
corresponds to a frame. The left end one is frame 0. Click where no
button is located.
After checking that the number of "current frame" on the left side
is "0" click [Register Key Frame] . Then the button right side of
the [New Layer] becomes red. This indicates that this frame is registered.

That was the first frame registration.

(5) Setup next Key Frame

Move the KashBird to the 1/3 point on the mountain ridge between Mt.Chougatake
and Mt.Jounendake. To move the KashBird drag the white ring with mouse
on the map.

After movement try to rend a photograph without changing any setup of
the KashBird.
(Basically you don't have to mind the first setup such as azimuth.
But a sudden change of a setup causes an abnormal scene of the created
movie.)
If you find a hindrance for the next landscape then you can move and
try another rendering. For searching of the view points it would be easier
when the map scale of the Kashmir is 2 or 4 times.

If you decide the next key frame point click the 10th frame yellow button
in the time sequence. Check that the blue focusing has been moved to there
and or the current frame on the top left shows 10, click [Register Key
Frame].

Setup also the 20th frame on the 2/3 way to Mt.Jounendake and 30 th
frame on the top of Mt.Jounendake in the same manner.

When you reached at Mt.Jounendake now try to spend last 10 frames for
turing around to the Mt.Hotaka.
The present view point should have the azimuth of 297 degree if you
have not changed it. Now it must be changed to look at Mt.Hotaka.
The way to change the view point is identical to that of the first
setup. Move the mouse to the target mountain. Then click the right
mouse button. Select [KashBird] - [KashBird Target]. Here try to setup
the target to Mt.Okuhotaka. The view point should have an azimuth of 240
degree. After checking whether there is no problem by the KashBird then
register this frame as the 40th key frame.

(6) Camera View

After completion of the key frame setups click the Play mark (triangle
in the right direction) in the [Camera View] of the movie maker.
The KashBird creates the previews on the defined course.

If there is no problem save the movie file.
This setup can be used for another movie on the same course and it
can also be modified later.
For the next creation of the movie select the old files by [File] -
[Open] after starting the Movie Maker

(7) Modification

to check an intermediate scene between the key frames click the corresponding
yellow button and rend a photograph by the KashBird.
If you find a problem in a scene between the key frames modify that
part by the KashBird setup and register it as a key frame.

(8) Make Movie

If there is no problem with the setup click [Make] button of the Movie
Maker.
You will ask about the folder to save the BMP files. It is set to the
folder where the Kashmir has been installed as default.
Then the KashBird starts to render very hard. Let's have a coffee break
until it is completed.

(9) Check Movie

After rendering all scene a dialog will come up to tell you the completion.
Select [Movie] in the combo box where [Preview] was selected. Then
click the [Play] button (triangle in the right direction).
Then BMP graphics created by the KashBird are played consecutively
and look like a movie.
How do you like it? Are you satisfied of it?

If there is a problem modify that point according to (7).
Try again (8) Make Movie. If you click [Make] button a dialog will
come up where you can specify either all frames or specified frames. You
can specify frames to be modified there.